Free breathing lung T1 mapping using image registration in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Laura C SaundersJames A EadenStephen M BianchiAndrew J SwiftJames M WildPublished in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2020)
The registration technique significantly reduced motion in the Look-Locker images acquired during free breathing and may improve the robustness of lung T1 mapping in patients who struggle to hold their breath. Lung T1 measured during a free breathing acquisition was significantly lower in patients with IPF when compared with healthy controls.